The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-26
He Has Not Written Letter Refusing To Be
Candidate. but There Is Plenty of Trust
worthy Information" to That Effect
Editor Dorsheimer Poses Very Impress
lively as the Man at the Wheel.
Members of Congress Revive Talk About an
Extra Session in the Autumn-How Sem
atorial Secrecy Sometimes Works.
CLEVELAND IN 1888.

Denial of the Story that He Had Written .
Letter Declining to Be n Candidate.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The statement at
tributed to Ex-Governor Dorshemer, to the eff
feet that President Cleveland prepared letter,
formally refusing a second term, fares no better
than the alleged unbosoming the part of the
President to Senator Vest The story is fatty
contraiicted by the Governor, and was discred-
tied here before his denial was received. Sena-
tor Vest, when interviewed about il. to-day,
said: II don't believe the President has ever
written any such letter. In my opinion,
all that be has ever said on the sub
ject of a denomination. was in substance,
what he said to me. Senator Nc
Donald, Morrison, Carlisle, and other
Democrats. That was that be had no desire for
a second term; that his ambition TO admin.
lister the government in such manner that any
Democrat could be elected. I do not believe
that he gives any thought now to the succession
He is too busy engaged with present duties for
that, and have no idea that he has over con-
sidered letter declaring his attitude as possi-
BILE candidate at all necessary. So far as his own
personal feelings and inclinations go, believe
he would be glad to retire at the end of his
term.
Congressman Stevens when interviewed.
said: President Cleveland will rot go into the
hustings and buy up votes; he will not
patronage to secure denomination, but if tho
Democrats offer him the nomination he will ac-
accept it,"
Can he get the New York delegationf" the re-
porter asked.
H. - lox TIo rvo%$ ny,,t-
nation if he wants it, and, if nominated, he will
be elected. The erumbinc of those who thought
the only thing to do was to turn Republicans out
is dying out, and it will not jeopard,ze Mr..
Cleveland's chances"
1t Was Not In the Nature of q ''Teeler."
To the Western Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, April % "A special to the Repub-
lican from Washington, D. c., says: ''The dis
closures as to the Presidents personal feelings
| have been received in such spirit by the press
and people tfat he must see that not even an Of
fetal and authoritative declaration of a resolu-
| ticn not to go before the people for a second
term now arrest any popular inclination to
| his re- election. Realization Of these substantial
| results SO swiftly following the publication of
| the telegram. leads some of the Eastern papers
to surmise that the telegram was deliberately
| put out from the White House as a feeler' Of
| the popular pulse. This ingenious supposition
| is wholly fallscious. The telegram went.to the
Republican without instigation from either the
| President or the Senator with whom he talked.
| The President spoke freely, but upon the
promptines of the moment only. and without
any special purpose, while the Senator recounted
the conversation afterward to personal friends
! without intending that what he told should 60 to
| the press. Without instructions of secrecy in
either case. the story got rapidly into circulation.
| matter of such interest naturally
| would, and had been heard by quite a number
of people before it came finally into print 1t is
| possible the Senator may have misconsirued the
| words of the President, misled his friends
| afterward in recalling the Presidents declara-
| tion by lack of preciseness in his own language.
! One significant fact in connection with the re-
ported expression of the Presidents views has
not escaped attention. No denial has yet been
| made by the President himself, even pro-
| fessedly at his direction. Colonel Lamont has
said he is quite sure the President has never
said he would would not accept renomina-
tion,' but this is not statement Of the Presi-
dent, and does not even pretend to be fog the
President. That the President will not say
openly to the public what he is reported to have
said privately to Senator in no manner changes
tie fact The project of a letter to be given
formally to the pubic this spring, which is re-
ported on the double authority of Colonel Dor
sheimer and Smith II. Weed, of New York is
not the only corroborative testimony. At least
one member of the Cabinet has said again and
again, recently, that the President neither
wanted nor would accept denomination. OF
his disinelination, at least, there has been no
denial, even within the past two days"
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